Improvement in cartridgke-charo-er



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Cartridge Charger.

Patented Dec. 22, 1868.

fnvenzar; em Sme l Mmmm ees iet are PALEMON POWELL. Or CiNOINNATr, OHIO.Letters Patent No. 85,180, dated December 22, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-CHARGER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it concern vBe it known that I, PALEMON POWELL, ofCincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cartridge- Ghargers; .and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to apparatus for charging, capping, and crimpingcartridges.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an exterior perspective viewof a charger embodying 'my invention.

Figure 2 is an axial section of the same, with an` ordinarycartridge-ease in the process of being capped.

Figure 3 is an axial section of the charger as applied to ramrning andcrimping.

Figure 4 is a view of the loaded cartridge after crimprug.

Figure 5 isa modification of the stock.

The stock or handle, A, of my charger, is constructed with an enlargedfiat head, a, a collar, a', to which the cylinder or shell B isattached, and shank a, of a diameter a little less than the interiordiameter of the cylinder B, leaving an 'annular space between saidshankand cylinder, into which the cartridge-easel() makes a close t.

On the end of the shank a", a metallic thimble, a, is secured, on theperiphery of which a crimping-groove is turned, as s hown. i'

C. is an ordinary cartridge-case, into which the cap pin c is enteredpreparatory to the capping-operation.

The device for holding and inserting the cap into the eap-cavitc, of thecartridge-case, consists of a small the shank d on the bottom end ofwhich cylinder, s crews into the plate a in notches d.

A small piston, E, fits into the cylinder D, and is perforated toaccommodate snugly an ordinary cap, F, which rests upon an interiorshank, d, extending from the bottom ofthe cylinder D.

Between the piston E and bottom of the cylinder a by the use of ascrew-driver "coiled spring, e, is inserted, which permits the pistontoibe pushed into the cylinder, and the cap, F, to be deposited in thecap-cavity c, when the cartridge-case is pushed down into the cylinderB.v

When the case O is pressed down into the cylinder.

B, the pin c rests in the notchb of the cylinder, and it is forced homeand into the cap by means of the spring G. The spring is but just longenough to engage the end of the pin c.

Thespring Gr is secured to the stock at g, and'is provided with acrimping-pin, g, which passes, when the spring is pressed down, throughan aperture, g", in the cylinder B, and engages in the groove of the Byreference to fig. 3, which exhibits 'the charging and crimping-process,it will be understood that the ramming is done .by the shank a, thecylinder B confining the case, so as to prevent any change of shape, andwhen the last wad is put in, no matter-what the length of charge may be,the groove of the crimpingplate is immediately in front of the last wad,and by simply pressing the spring by hand, and twisting the cartridgeround, the crimping is accomplished, andthe true cylindrical shape ofthe open end is not destroyed, as in other' methods of crimping.

The head c is perforated at 71,-to accommodatethe cap-pin c, and is alsofitted with the thumb-screw H, which acts to gripe the pin c, when itfis necessary to extract it from the cartridge-case. I'

The head h', of the screw H,is shaped, as shown,

driver'to detach the capping-cylinder D. It engages Vin the notches fl'.

Vhensufiicient cartridges have been capped by the,

process hereinbefore described, the capping-cylinder D isdetached, andthe charger is used for ramrning and crimping, as shown in iig. 3. Y

The front edge ofthe case or shell not being turned in, as i's commonlydone, can be made to snugly fit the counter-bore or charge-chamber ofthe gun, so that its interior will be flush with the bore proper, and isnot liable to rag out in the act of firing, so that it can be used over,a number' of times, with fresh charges, thus saving the sportsman theexpense of fresh shells at every load.

The head c has a metallic-lined socket at e', which is used to pass overthe cap-pin and draw out an exploded cartridge-shell from the gun. l

Fig. 5 is a modification of the shank. It is of solid metal, fastenedtothe head a., as shown, and lightened in the middle.

I claim herein as new, and of my inventiou- 1. The arrangement of thestock A, shell B, grooved plate c", and spring crimping-device G y',substantially as described.

2. The capping-device D E, when constructed so as to be detachable, asdescribed and for the purpose specified.

3. In combination with the cartridge-charger hereinbefore described, thethumb-screw H h', constructed as specified, and adapted for use inconnection with thel capper D E, and 'aperture h, and pin c, in themanner explained.

In testimony of which invention, I 'hereunto set my

